• grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    zero chance of a draft coming back because it actually makes people pay attention a little too much for their interests

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      This war machine isn't going to run itself.

      Politicians from Mitt Romney to Beto O'Rourke have already expressed support for Mandatory Service requirements on high schoolers. I could very easily see someone like Dan Crenshaw or Mikie Sherrill slide out a turd of a provision that makes Service a requirement for state college admission or access to UI benefits or even Social Security / Medicare.

      I don't know if we'll ever see "The Draft" as we knew it in the 70s. But what about a law forcing unemployed people with outstanding student loans to work off the debt in the National Guard? I suspect that could be made politically palatable easily enough.